1. 'AWARENESS' Presented by Mary O Connor Training & Development Coach Irish Institute of Training & Development NIPEC Annual Conference Professional Standards Enhancing Person-Centred Care

2. What is Awareness? Being conscious – of what we're saying doing etc. Being awake to what's going on around us Information – power It's opposite is automaticity Doing what we always do etc Giving away our power

3. The Benefits Awareness helps you grow in personal clarity and improves your power to choose You rise to new levels of hope and promise that are meaningful and inspiring. It is the building block for strong emotional intelligence: being able to shake off a bad moods & enhance the good moods.

4. Time for a makeover!!! MOOD!

5. ABC of Happiness Awareness Brings Change

6. Love v Fear Love : Joy, happiness, good health, vibrancy, strength, calmness, compassion,kindness, forgiving, courageous, peace of mind, etc. Fear: Sorrow, un-happiness, ill health, sluggish, weak, agitated, anger, resentful, non forgiving, cowardly, worried, etc.

7. The Statistics The average human being has 50,000 thoughts each day. On average 40,000 of these thoughts are negative We repeat 95% of these everyday! We are 'hotwired' to be biased to negativity as we need to respond to danger

8. The Amygdala

9. The Power to Choose Negative Meaning, Story FEEL BAD! Positive Meaning, Story FEEL GOOD!

10. Towards Away From Thoughts Goa l Are You Giving Energy To What You Don’t Want? Or Are You Giving Energy To What You Really Want?

11. Awareness right under our nose! Breathing increases blood flow to the brain Reduces stress More efficient Less irritable Regulates emotions

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